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| Swimming-Phelps welcomed back by rivals and team mates alike Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 08:59 PM PDT Michael Phelps has always been the centre of attention in swimming circles since he burst on to the scene as a teenager and his comeback at the USA Swimming Grand Prix meet had everyone in a lather. The spectators roared when he won his morning heat then gasped when he lost the 100 metres butterfly to his old rival Ryan Lochte, who was as happy as anyone to see him back. "Just our history, between me and Phelps, any race we go up against each other it's going to be a battle because we don't know how to give up," said Lochte, who has five Olympic gold medals. "He could have taken 10 years off ... but he's a racer and that instinct will be with him until the day he dies." Lochte's former coach Gregg Troy, who helped mastermind one of Phelps' Olympic defeats, has no doubt the world's most decorated swimmer could be as successful in his comeback as he was before he retired. Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Phelps beaten in first comeback final Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 08:33 PM PDT * Phelps narrowly beaten by Lochte in comeback race * Satisfied with return despite loss * Qualifies for national titles later this year (Recasts with new quotes) By Julian Linden PHOENIX, April 24 (Reuters) - Michael Phelps suffered a narrow loss to his old rival Ryan Lochte in his comeback to competitive swimming on Thursday, but still showed enough to suggest he will be a force to be reckoned with. Racing for the first time since he retired in a blaze of glory after the 2012 London Olympics with a staggering career total of 18 gold medals, Phelps easily won his morning heat in the 100 metres butterfly then finished runner-up to Lochte in a close final. Full Story | Top |
| Moyes left all at sea by scale of United job, says former coach Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 08:02 PM PDT  (Reuters) - David Moyes lost his job as Manchester United manager because he ignored advice and failed to appreciate the scale of the job, said Rene Meulensteen, a former coach at the Premier League club. Moyes was sacked on Tuesday after a disastrous 10-month spell in charge, with United now certain to finish outside the Premier League's top four for the first time. Midfielder and assistant coach Ryan Giggs placed in temporary control for the final four league matches of the season while United search for a permanent successor. Meulensteen, among a group of trusted lieutenants of former boss Alex Ferguson who Moyes removed in favor of bringing in his own backroom staff, said Moyes had paid the price for ignoring the blueprint of success forged under Ferguson. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Moyes left all at sea by scale of United job, says former coach Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 07:54 PM PDT David Moyes lost his job as Manchester United manager because he ignored advice and failed to appreciate the scale of the job, said Rene Meulensteen, a former coach at the Premier League club. Moyes was sacked on Tuesday after a disastrous 10-month spell in charge, with United now certain to finish outside the Premier League's top four for the first time. Midfielder and assistant coach Ryan Giggs placed in temporary control for the final four league matches of the season while United search for a permanent successor. Meulensteen, among a group of trusted lieutenants of former boss Alex Ferguson who Moyes removed in favour of bringing in his own backroom staff, said Moyes had paid the price for ignoring the blueprint of success forged under Ferguson. Full Story | Top |
| Phelps beaten in first comeback final Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 07:11 PM PDT  By Julian Linden PHOENIX (Reuters) - Michael Phelps suffered a narrow loss to old rival Ryan Lochte in his comeback to competitive swimming on Thursday, but still showed enough to suggest he will be a force to be reckoned with. Racing for the first time since he retired in a blaze of glory after the 2012 London Olympics with a staggering career total of 18 gold medals, Phelps won his morning heat in the 100 meters butterfly then finished runner-up to Lochte in a close final. Lochte, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who beat Phelps to win the 400m individual medley at London, touched the wall first in 51.93 seconds with Phelps just behind in 52.13. Phelps' time was well outside the world record of 49.82 he set at the 2009 world championships but still safely under the qualifying standard for the U.S. national championships in August, which double as the selection event for next year's world titles in Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0210 GMT on Friday, April 25 Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 07:10 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0210 GMT on Friday: - - - - FORMULA ONE Reuters ran a package of stories to mark the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Brazilian triple Formula One champion Ayrton Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The multi-media package moved on Friday at 0001 GMT (8:01 PM ET Thursday). It included interviews with Senna's sister Viviane, former FIA President Max Mosley, Senna's Williams team mate Damon Hill and the reminiscences of the Brazilian's former McLaren team boss Ron Dennis. ... Full Story | Top |
| Martin shoots course record 62, leads by two in New Orleans Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 07:08 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Ben Martin fired a course record 10-under-par 62 to take a two-stroke lead in the opening round of the $6.8 million Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday. Martin made light of gusting afternoon winds to reel off 10 birdies, capped off by a chip-in from 55 feet at the 17th hole at the TPC Louisiana. He leads by two shots from fellow American Andrew Svoboda and holds a three-shot edge over Swede Peter Hanson and South Korean Noh Seung-yul. "Awesome way to start," Martin told the PGA Tour's website, PGATour.com. Full Story | Top |
| Trip Tips: Brazil's beachless metropolis is a foodie's paradise Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 06:59 PM PDT  By Todd Benson SAO PAULO (Reuters) - If your idea of Brazil is beaches and bikinis, São Paulo is not the place to go. But if you're a seasoned traveler who tends to shun traditional tourism hot spots for urban adventures off the beaten trail, then put Brazil's biggest city on your bucket list. A sprawling metropolitan area of nearly 20 million people, São Paulo is sometimes referred to as the New York of South America. While the comparison may be a bit overstated, Brazil's business capital boasts a rich cultural life and a bar and restaurant scene that rival the world's premier cities. Full Story | Top |
| Former world downhill champion Kucera retires Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 06:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - John Kucera, the first Canadian man to win an alpine ski world championship downhill title, announced his retirement on Thursday following a string of injuries. The highlight of Kucera's racing career came in 2009 when he was the surprise winner of men's downhill title at the world championships in Val d'Isere, France. Kucera also claimed three World Cup wins and was the first Canadian skier to stand atop the World Cup podium at Lake Louise with his super-G victory in 2006. "The past four years haven't exactly gone the way I would have liked." Kucera's career was interrupted by numerous injuries, the most serious coming in 2009 at Lake Louise when he crashed during the super-G and suffered a devastating compound fracture of his tibia and fibula that prevented him from racing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Full Story | Top |
| Search for safety has IndyCar going in circles Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:58 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - While an entire generation of Formula One fans has grown up without knowing the emotional trauma of a racing death, followers of IndyCar have been constantly reminded about the ultimate price some drivers must pay. The motor racing world will pause on May 1 to mourn the 20th anniversary of Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna's death, the crash at Imola a haunting but fading memory of the last driver fatality in Formula One. Over the same two decades IndyCar has wept, grieving the loss of seven drivers. Three of the men, American Jeff Krosnoff, Canadian Greg Moore and Briton Dan Wheldon were killed in races, three deaths occurred in practice and another while testing -- five of the fatal crashes coming on the high-speed, high risk ovals that are unique to American open wheel racing. Full Story | Top |
| The day Senna grabbed F1's attention Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:58 PM PDT  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - While Formula One remembers Ayrton Senna on the 20th anniversary of his death at Imola, happier memories of another race 10 years earlier highlight just why the great Brazilian is still so sorely missed. The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, held in pouring rain, was when even the sleepiest followers of the sport woke up to just what a talent they had in their midst. Senna, starting in 13th place in the first street race of his rookie season and in a car that he had failed to qualify two races earlier at Imola, finished second to McLaren's Alain Prost - his future team mate and rival - for his first F1 podium. Pat Symonds, now technical head at Williams after working with Michael Schumacher at Benetton and Fernando Alonso at Renault, was Senna's race engineer that day at the unheralded Toleman team and looks back on it as an almost surreal experience. Full Story | Top |
| For Mosley, safety is Senna's lasting legacy Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:58 PM PDT By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - It has been 20 years since Formula One last suffered a driver fatality but that milestone, an achievement that would once have stretched credulity, will get less attention than the anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death at Imola. The sport - already praying for Michael Schumacher's recovery from a skiing accident that left the seven-times world champion in a coma - is only too aware of the dangers still lurking around every corner even if it is enjoying the safest period it has ever known. But one always has this feeling don't tempt fate," Max Mosley, former president of the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA), told Reuters. Mosley, who raced in the 1968 Formula Two race that claimed the life of the great Jim Clark and was FIA president at the time of Senna's death at Imola on May 1, 1994, is nonetheless proud of what has been achieved since then. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-European Tour China Open scores Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:57 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour China Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Shenzhen 67 Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 67 Simon Dyson (Britain) 67 68 Tyrrell Hatton (Britain) 68 Adrian Otaegui (Spain) 68 David Horsey (Britain) 68 Brett Rumford (Australia) 68 Park Il-Hwan (South Korea) 68 Alexander Levy (France) 68 69 Simon Khan (Britain) 69 Ian Poulter (Britain) 69 Julien Quesne (France) 69 Wu Ashun (China) 69 Michael Hoey (Britain) 69 Raphael Jacquelin (France) 69 Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 69 Peter Uihlein (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| FACTBOX - Ayrton Senna's Formula One career Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:54 PM PDT (Reuters) - May 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Brazil's triple Formula One champion Ayrton Senna in the San Marino Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit. The following details the main points of his career: - - - - * Born Ayrton Senna da Silva in Sao Paulo on March 21, 1960. He also won the Macau F3 Grand Prix. * After testing with Williams, McLaren, Brabham and Toleman, Senna signed for the latter team and made his Formula One debut in Brazil in March 1984. Full Story | Top |
| WITNESS-Motor racing-Covering Senna's death was a grim assignment Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 05:54 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - For a young sports reporter, still cutting his teeth in journalism, the prospect of covering the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix seemed like a dream assignment. While not as revered as Monaco, the San Marino race was always an iconic event for Formula One fans because of its links to Ferrari. Ayrton Senna was the favorite to win the championship but things were not going as planned for the Brazilian. He had failed to finish the first two races of the season, which were both won by Michael Schumacher. Full Story | Top |
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